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Also Known As jāmiʿ • masjid

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The Prophet's Mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia, containing the tomb of Muhammad. It is one of the three holiest places of Islam.
Islam
Istanbul: Blue Mosque
mosque with minaret near Edirne
Lahore, Pakistan: Badshahi Mosque
Baku: mosque
The Blue Mosque (Sultan Ahmed Mosque) with its distinctive ensemble of six minarets, Istanbul.
Sultan Ahmed Cami (Blue Mosque), Istanbul, designed by Mehmed Ağa, 1609–16.
Mosque in Bukhara, Uzbekistan.
Bukhara, Uzbekistan: Char-Minar mosque and madrasah
Observing Ramadan at a German mosque
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Mimar Sinan: Mosque of Süleyman I the Magnificent
Sinan
Ottoman architect
Istanbul: Blue Mosque
Mehmed Ağa
Turkish architect

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